Seven And I Holdings

Seven & I Holdings Climate Commitments and Emissions Overview

Seven & I Holdings, a prominent retail trade services company headquartered in Japan, is actively engaged in climate action with clear reduction targets. The company aims for a significant 50% reduction in its overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, using 2014 as a baseline year. Furthermore, Seven & I Holdings has a long-term vision of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Specific to its store operations, the company is committed to reducing CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030, referencing FY2013 as its baseline. There is also a more ambitious long-term target to reduce CO2 emissions from store operations by 80% by 2050, compared to FY2013.

For the reporting year 2025, Seven & I Holdings reported significant Scope 3 emissions, totalling approximately 170.9 billion kg CO2e. Within this scope, the largest contributors were the "use of sold products" at about 113.6 billion kg CO2e, and "purchased goods and services" at approximately 48.3 billion kg CO2e.

In previous years, Seven & I Holdings has reported on its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. For 2024, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 174.9 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions totalled about 2.5 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 106.8 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were around 2.5 billion kg CO2e. The company's Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2022 were approximately 114.1 million kg CO2e and 2.6 billion kg CO2e, respectively. In 2021, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 123.8 million kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions at about 2.8 billion kg CO2e. For 2020, Scope 1 emissions were around 111.8 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions totalled approximately 2.7 billion kg CO2e. In 2019, Scope 1 emissions were reported at approximately 122.4 million kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions at about 2.9 billion kg CO2e. Emissions for 2018 included Scope 1 at approximately 139.4 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 at about 3.1 billion kg CO2e. In 2017, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 119.7 million kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were around 3.1 billion kg CO2e. For 2016, Scope 1 emissions were about 122.6 million kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions totalled approximately 3.3 billion kg CO2e. In 2015, Scope 1 emissions were reported at roughly 106.4 million kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions at approximately 3.3 billion kg CO2e. Finally, for 2014, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 113.4 million kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were around 3.5 billion kg CO2e.

It is important to note that the data for Scope 3 emissions is not cascaded from a parent organisation, and Seven & I Holdings manages its own reporting for this scope. The company's climate commitment strategy includes both near-term and long-term targets, aiming for a significant reduction in its carbon footprint across all scopes.